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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

maxillary

/mak-suh-ler-ee, mak-sil-uh-ree/US // ˈmæk səˌlɛr i, mækˈsɪl ə ri //

上颌,上颚,上颌骨,上颔

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to a jaw, jawbone, or maxilla.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural max·il·lar·ies.

    • : a maxilla or maxillary bone.

Examples

  • High cheek bones and prominent maxillary muscles enhanced the truculence indicated by his chin.

  • The doctors jaw set so hard that his tanned skin whitened over the maxillary muscles.

  • The Phrynid are very peculiar looking animals, the anterior legs being very long and slender and the maxillary palpi very large.

  • The maxillary palpi vary in number, many having two on each maxilla and others only one.

  • The front branch of the two is the ophthalmic branch of the adult, and the hind branch the inferior maxillary branch.

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